I loved Finding Violet Park by Jenny Valentine which won the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize (see here for Jenny's happy account of the awards evening) , but have only just got around to reading any other titles by her that I could get my hands on, and thoroughly enjoyed them all - The Ant Colony, The Double Life of Cassiel Roadknight, and for younger readers, Iggy and Me. Still to read Broken Soup.
What I enjoy about the books is well and truthfully described here from the publisher's website :
"...all the classic hallmarks of a Jenny novel – a fantastically strong, sensitive and memorable first person narration; themes of loss and betrayal, family secrets and personal identity; truly quality writing that is 'literary' but never inaccessbile or pretentious..."
Intermediate / secondary for the novels, and mid primary for the Iggy chapter books - a modern version of My Naughty Little Sister, with patient and loving Flo managing the vagaries of her funny little sister Iggy.
There is an interview with her on the LoveReading4Kids website with a list of her various books, including her response to The colour pink. Discuss. "Let’s see… bubblegum, fake fur, rose petals, cold noses, underwear, marshmallows, candy floss, lip gloss…. how am I doing?!"
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